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March 2, 2023
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2023-03-02
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Armed conflicts and attacks
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022–23 Western Russia attacks
2023 Bryansk Oblast attack
Russia
accuses a Ukrainian
sabotage
group of attacking the villages of Lyubechane and Sushany in
Bryansk Oblast
and taking
hostages
. However,
Ukraine
accuses Russia of staging a false "provocation".
(Reuters)
Attacks on civilians in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
A
Russian
missile strike on an
apartment
building in the city of
Zaporizhzhia
kills three
civilians
and injures at least four others, according to
Ukrainian police
.
(Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
Six people are killed and five others are injured by a
methane
explosion
in
Harnai District
,
Balochistan
,
Pakistan
.
(AP)
Twenty people are injured by severe
turbulence
on a
Condor
flight from
Frankfurt
,
Germany
, to
Mauritius
.
(AP)
International relations
Brazil–Israel relations
Israel
criticizes the
government of Brazil
for allowing two
Iranian
warships
to dock in
Rio de Janeiro
and urges
Brazil
to send the warships away calling it a "dangerous and regretful development".
(Reuters)
Politics and elections
2023 Vietnamese presidential election
The
National Assembly
of
Vietnam
elects
Võ Văn Thưởng
as the country's new
president
, succeeding
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
.
(Nikkei Asia)
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